U.S. Healthcare System and Public Health Quiz

What major shift occurred in the primary causes of death in the U.S. over the past 150 years?

• From chronic diseases to infectious diseases
• From infectious diseases to chronic diseases
• From accidents to infectious diseases
• From chronic diseases to accidents

Which of the following best explains why life expectancy in the U.S. decreased between 2010 and 2020?

• Increase in infectious disease deaths
• Decline in chronic disease prevalence
• Growing opioid crisis and 'deaths of despair'
• Declining quality of medical care

How do social determinants of health primarily impact health outcomes?

• By influencing individual genetic predispositions
• By affecting access to quality healthcare and healthy lifestyles
• By determining the effectiveness of medical treatments
• By altering the virulence of pathogens

Which demographic trend is expected to significantly influence future healthcare needs in the U.S.?

• Increasing birth rates
• Growing immigrant population
• Aging population
• Rising number of young adults

What was a key role of the U.S. government in expanding health care access?

• Implementing the Affordable Care Act
• Privatizing all hospitals
• Reducing medical school admissions
• Banning private health insurance

Which factor contributed most to the high mortality rates from infectious diseases in 19th century U.S. cities?

• Lack of antibiotics
• Poor sanitation and crowded living conditions
• Insufficient hospitals
• Low vaccination rates

How does the U.S. healthcare system compare to other developed countries in terms of life expectancy?

• U.S. has the highest life expectancy
• U.S. is about average
• U.S. has significantly lower life expectancy
• Life expectancy is not measurably different between developed countries

What is a primary reason for the high healthcare costs in the United States?

• Overuse of preventive care
• Low administrative costs
• Expensive medical technology and drugs
• Excess of healthcare providers

Washing your hands is the _________ effective strategy for preventing the spread of disease?

• least
• most

Which micro organisms cause communicable diseases?

• Pathogens

• Pathogerms

• Partitions